Since the feast of the Baptism of the Lord ends the Christmas Season and ushers in Ordinary Time, I thought it would best honor the feast with this setting of Psalm 98, one of the common Christmas Psalms. The first recording is a rather primitive one done with the Guitar Group at St. Hubert. The second recording is what it would be like if it were sung today, with flutes and handbells added to the score. The choir in the second is what I call the Our Lady of CGI music ministry. When you do not have a choir, you make do with what you can get from a computer program. This musical setting of Psalm 98 was written in 1985 for the choirs at St. Hubert, in Chanhassen, MN. The text of the psalm is below.
. ALL THE ENDS OF THE EARTH – Christmas Psalm
(Psalm 98)
Refrain:
All the ends of the earth have seen
The saving power of God.
All the ends of the earth have seen
The saving power of God.
Verse One:
Sing to the LORD a new song,
For he has done wondrous deeds;
His right hand has won vict’ry for him
His holy arm. (refrain)
Verse Two:
The LORD has made his salvation known;
In the sight of the nations he has revealed his justice.
He has remembered his kindness and his faithfulness
Toward the house of Israel, the house of Israel.
(refrain)
Verse Three:
All the ends of the earth have seen
The salvation of our God.
Sing joyfully to the LORD all you lands
Break into song, sing praise. (refrain)
Verse Four:
Sing praise to the LORD with the harp,
With the harp and melodious song,
With the sound of the trumpet and horn,
Sing joyfully before the King, the Lord (refrain)
